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"This is so dangerous!", laments the woman driving directly into a Critical Mass bike ride (video.twimg.com)
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This was a Critical Mass event, which is why the bicyclists are taking up all of the street as a way to reclaim the streets and protest the lack of safety for riders under usual conditions. It's not legal, but protests are never useful if they're fully legal now, are they.

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[–] Geldaran@lemmy.world 9 points 15 hours ago

As a Bicycle commuter... there's plenty of "Am I the Asshole?" that needs to go around here.

I understand the cyclists are treating this as a protest, but unless the road is closed, get the hell out of the oncoming lane. You're not doing anything here other than confirming the drivers bias that you're the problem.

As for the driver, just fucking STOP until they pass. Is the risk of you hitting someone worth the few minutes that pulling over out of the way costs you? The driver's pissing and moaning on the video is some self-entitled bull shit.

[–] Pnut@lemm.ee 6 points 15 hours ago

I obey the traffic laws. I'm apparently one of the only people in my town that has read them. I like riding my bike. I like my town. People Hollar at me from their cars. I get called "fag" every second day. For taking a bike ride.

[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 3 points 16 hours ago

She sure is.

[–] ragas@lemmy.ml 11 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Where I live, critical mass is legal. Bikes can go on the street and we have a law that allows multiple vehicles that move as one to be treated like one vehicle.

[–] OpenPassageways@lemmy.zip 7 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

Where is it legal to drive in the oncoming lane?

[–] chaitae3@lemmy.world 14 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

The organizers will inform the city that a critical mass protest is taking place, the city will inform the police and they will cordon off the route. If there are enough people talking part in the protest, the public order authorities will have no other choice - thus the name critical mass. The right to protest takes precedence over the right to drive this specific route.

[–] eluvinar@szmer.info 2 points 16 hours ago

that's a different setup than the one OpenPassageways described.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 2 points 15 hours ago

Depends on where you are.

In most places you can certainly drive in the oncoming lane to overtake things in your own lane or avoid obstacles. You wouldn't do it if something was coming the other way though, unless you really like the taste of airbag.

[–] CBYX@feddit.org 22 points 1 day ago

And recording while driving...

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